A new face at The Lakeville Journal

LAKEVILLE — Rebecca Rybczyk, 19, of Sharon, will intern at The Lakeville Journal this summer. Rebecca was born in Methuen, Mass., and moved to Sharon when she was 8.She graduated from Housatonic Valley Regional High School in June and is now eager to begin her college career. She will attend Suffolk University in Boston for one semester and then she will attend Emerson College, also in Boston. She intends to major in political communication and broadcasting. Her interests include politics, journalism and the media. Her hopes are to one day become a newscaster, preferably an anchor. She believes that this internship will give her a head start on learning about the communications industry. Rebecca was voted “most likely to start a debate” by her senior class and never misses a chance for a good discussion of current events. During her time in high school, she was involved with student government, Rotary Interact, volleyball and softball.Although,Rebecca enjoys living in the Northwest Corner, she is looking forward to living in Boston. She is looking forward to living in an urban setting and to seeing her favorite sports team, the Boston Red Sox, whenever she likes.Since her freshman year, Rebecca has worked at Deano’s Pizza in Lakeville. She enjoys working as a countergirl and being able to interact with the customers.Rebecca is eager to learn all the skills she can from The Lakeville Journal and to apply those skills in her classes in the fall.

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